kål

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See also: kal, kaal, kál, kaļ, ką̊l, and -kál

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish kaal, from Old Norse kál.

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Noun[edit]

kål c (singular definite kålen, plural indefinite kål)

  1. cabbage, kale

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kál n.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kål m (definite singular kålen, uncountable)

  1. cabbage (Brassica oleracea family)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kál n. Ultimately from Latin caulis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kål m (definite singular kålen, indefinite plural kålar, definite plural kålane)

  1. (usually collective, uncountable) cabbage (Brassica oleracea family)
  2. (uncountable) soup made from cabbage

Usage notes[edit]

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References[edit]

  • “kål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “kål”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “Kaal” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cawel, caul, cāl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, stem), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw(ǝ)l or *kowos.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kål c (uncountable)

  1. cabbage; edible plants of the species Brassica oleracea; more generally any plant in the genus Brassica

Declension[edit]

Declension of kål 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative kål kålen
Genitive kåls kålens

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